Fatty acid esters of methylglucoside prepared by the alcoholysis reaction

Abstract

Summary Alcoholysis of triglycerides by methylglucoside gave an impure reaction mixture containing from 60–70% of glucoside‐monoesters. The mono‐, di‐, and trioleoyl methylglucosides were prepared by alcoholysis of methyloleate with α‐methylglucoside. Hydrolysis of the glucoside esters of fatty acids to dextrose esters could not be achieved. The ester linkage hydrolyzed in preference to the acetal linkage.